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kahleeMEHrah (rolled "r")
good morning! (or good day) |
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cultural gesticulations:
greeting |
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kaleeSPEHrah (rolled "r")
good afternoon! (used beginning at 1 pm, continuing deep into the night) |
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yah
hi! (or goodbye - informal) |
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eeYEEa (y is actually equivalent of g, but sounds like y)
health, long form of "Γεια!" |
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tee KAHnehteh
how are you or, more formally, what do you do? |
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KAHnoh
I do
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you do (singular)
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you do (formal or plural) |
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tee YEEnehteh (once again, a "g," but pronounced like a "y")
what's up? |
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kahLAH efhahreeSTOH
good, thanks |
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ohREHos kehROHs
beautiful weather |
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oREHa MEHrah
beautiful day |
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sahs
to you (makes greetings more formal, but less cold) |
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kahleeNEEHtah (kaleeNICHTah)
good night! |
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meeLAoh ahngleeKA
i speak english (not capitalized) |
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meeLAte
you speak (plural or formal)
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i speak |
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LEEgah (aspirated "g" sound)
a little |
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kahtahlahVEHnoh
i understand |
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aPOH poo EEsteh?
where are you from? |
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EEseh
you are (singular, informal)
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you are (plural, formal) |
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teen
(the) America (after verb) |
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(the) America (before verb) |
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